Sigma7

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract

United Kingdom
Corporate intelligence pioneer Amy Lashinksy leaves Alaco

Amy Lashinksy, one of the founders of the corporate intelligence practice as it is known today, is taking semi-retirement.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
London investigators search for strategies to keep finances afloat

Alaco, JS Held, G3 and Blackpeak are among a flurry of London corporate intelligence firms that have taken steps to balance the books. While some strategies are more risky than others, most have brought significant staff changes.

France, United Kingdom
Ex-private investigator Ralph Ward-Jackson back in business with advisers focused on Iran and former Soviet countries

The businessman Ward-Jackson is moving into the litigation PR sector, which is increasingly in vogue in London. And he is relying on the Paris-based lawyer Ardavan Amir-Aslani, who is known for his Iranian expertise.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
JS Held, Alaco, Control Risks, Hakluyt

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

New YorkJS Held strengthens cyber investigations dept

LondonAlaco keeps on growing

New YorkControl Risks recruits former CIA man

London/New YorkGoldman Sachs exec moves to Hakluyt

United Kingdom
Alaco and Dentons Global Advisors discreetly struggle for talent

A hiring spree at Dentons Global Advisors highlights the growing differences between the strategies adopted by the firm and its rival London-based consultancy Alaco.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Tikehau , Nardello, Alaco, Avisa

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

Paris/LondonFrench fund Tikehau invests in UK corporate intelligence with Antithesis

Los AngelesWendy Wu joins Nardello's expanding California office

London/New YorkFormer FBI agent Robert Heuchling anchors Alaco in the US

ParisAvisa bolsters its ethics committee

United Kingdom, United States
Discreet succession crisis at risk management firm Sigma7

From London to New York, the risk management and corporate intelligence firm is currently undergoing big changes at the top.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Mitmark investigates crypto, Adrian Stones goes solo, and TRAG quits Hong Kong

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London and Hong Kong.

LondonMitmark called in to investigate NFTs

LondonAdrian Stones goes solo

Hong KongTRAG joins exodus

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
CRA, Amarante in Erbil, Brahmachari returns to CRG, Nadia Schadlow joins Sigma7 and Ergo

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Erbil, London, Paris, Brussels and Washington.

LondonCRA seeks replacement for Panes.

Brussels/ParisAmarante strengthens position in Iraq with Falcon.

LondonBrahmachari returns to Control Risks.

WashingtonNadia Schadlow connects newcomer Sigma7 with Ergo.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco restructures after takeover, Quinlan, Silverbridge, new Africa-focused London firm

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on new developments great and small in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London, New York and San Paolo.

LondonNew London-based firm focuses on South Africa.

New YorkStoneturn loses a partner.

LondonSilverbridge takes on new consultant.

New YorkFrench investigator joins Quinlan.

LondonAlaco restructures following takeover.

United Kingdom
Amy Lashinsky and Ambrose Carey sell Alaco to US Risk Management group Sigma7

Backed by Chicago private equity fund Growth Catalyst Partners, risk management veteran Andrew Hersh's new Sigma7 group is taking over the historic London-based corporate intelligence firm, founded 20 years ago.